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Title: ISLAM

Description: Slavery & Religion

Total Flash Cards: 16

Created: 12/05/2010 17:39:01

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MECCA
Definition
birthplace of Muhammad, a place of pilgrimage and Arab unity. An important trading city.
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HIJRA
Definition
movement of Muhammad & his followers from Mecca to Medina
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UMMA
Definition
a community of faith, defined solely by acceptance of Islam and of Muhammad as the messenger of God
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SHARIA
Definition
the sacred law of Islam
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CALIPH
Definition
deputy of the prophet
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ABU BAKR
Definition
first of the Caliphs. He solidified the practice of Islam through the 5 pillars.
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QURAN
Definition
book of divine revelations made to the prophet Muhammad.
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HADITH
Definition
reports of what Muhammad said and did
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KITABA
Definition
a manumission contract, where the slave master would outline a payment plan
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ALI IBN MUHAMMAD
Definition
claimed to be the next prophet in Islam, but was rejected. Chooses to lead the Zanj
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ZANJ
Definition
slaves who worked on sugarcane plantations
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MAMLUKS
Definition
military slaves who were trained to be warriors & forced to convert to Islam
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IBSUMISSION
Definition
form of manumission where slaves become more powerful than the master
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SALAH AL-DIN
Definition
a sultan and military genius who reorganized Islamic armies
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SHAGRAT AL-DURR
Definition
former slave concubine who became a ruler after her husband (a sultan) died.
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MAMLUK SULTANATE
Definition
sultan dynasty, succession of Mamluks who ruled Egypt